Editorial Team

Tariq Seksek, Owner and Managing Editor

Tariq is a web geek and new owner of interactiveME.com

Tarek has previously worked at O2 Network, Flip Media, and eWorks Publicis Graphics Jordan, where he worked on web projects for regional and international brands.

Tariq holds a bachelor degree in Engineering Science from the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, Canada. His interests are: gaming, sports, technology, branding, funny things and reading about new bright ideas.

Check out his twitter feed

Tarek Kassar, Founder and Editor

Tarek is a serial entrepreneur, communications strategist, and influential commentator on internet, entrepreneurship, and youth culture.

Tarek founded interactiveME.com in May 2009 and recently founded Youngberry, a youth research and marketing firm.

Tarek worked as Manager at Flip Media, Bayt.com, and Consulting House. Tarek is an MBA – Marketing drop-out and holds a bachelor degree in Marketing and Advertising.

Check out his tweets on @tarekkassar

 

Guest Contributors

Shashi Menon, Contributor

Shashi is a web/media entrepreneur, int’l management consultant and works within the strategy and business development at twofour54 (Abu Dhabi Media Zone), where he focuses primarily on identifying strategic business opportunities for twofour54.  Recently, he was instrumental in the formation of Comedy Central Studios Arabia.

Before joining twofour54, Shashi founded two successful startups in the U.S., the most recent of which was SaaS collaboration tool that was acquired in 2008. Shashi also worked for Oliver Wyman, consulting for a range of emerging markets clients, with a specific focus on telecom, media and technology.

Shashi is always enthusiast about start-ups and regularly tweets at @shashimenon

Firas Steitiyeh, Contributor

Firas is a ProBlogger and interactive services manager at ShooFeeTV. He is an internet expert of 15 years of experience in the MENA region.

Before joining ShooFeeTV, Firas worked with telecommunication operators and content providers focusing on product management and development. Firas shares his expertise in internet marketing by serially blogging at Steitblog.

Check out his blog and follow his tweets at @steitiyeh

Humza Ijaz, Contributor

Humza is a Digital Creative Director, currently working @ Flip Media Dubai.

His interests include: Designing for Web, Looking out for new technologies and has a new hobby of studying information design.

You can check out his blog, follow him on twitter, and connect on facebook

Maya Zankoul, Contributor

Maya is the author & illustrator of comic blog & best-selling book “Amalgam”. She currently illustrates for ELLE Oriental magazine.

Her work has been featured in local and int’l newspapers. She is also a Graphic & Web designer who is active on the Lebanese social scene. She lectures and gives workshops in local universities.

You can find Maya’s comics on our blog or her blog or you can follow her on twitter.

Important Note: All posts on this blog by the team mentioned above are not endorsed by their respective previous or existing employers.